1956 in Soviet football

The 1956 Soviet football championship was the 24th seasons of competitive football in the Soviet Union and the 18th among teams of sports societies and factories. Spartak Moscow won the championship becoming the Soviet domestic champions for the sixth time.

Honours
Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour. * indicates new record for competition

Top goalscorers
Class A
 * Vasiliy Buzunov (ODO Sverdlovsk) – 17 goals